Shoe rest



June 3, 1941. w. L. BAXTER SHOE REST Filed April 29, 1940- Patented June 3, 1941 ZKZMNIQ SHOE W lliam EMWQMa a signs): to-

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Shoe. Machinery;qCorporation, Borough of Elemingtqn, ,N;jJ1, a corporation (if-New Jerse ADDEcationApr-ilfifl; 1940? s e- 1 n9 sca e:

10 Claims. 01. -12.12-3:)

Thisv invention relates to shoe-rests on'supportsfor use. inmachines for -operating onshoes, andds herein illustrated as embodied in a shoe rest particularly adapted to engagethe -topof the toe-end portion or forepartof a shoe. The invention is further herein. illustrated by reference toits use in a toe-lasting machine-such as disclosed in United States LettersPatent-No. 2,160,846, granted onJune-fi; 1939 on anapp1i cation of F, C. Eastman and A. E. Pym, but it W111 be understood that it is applicablet ma chines of various kinds.

Shoes are sometimes provided on the topsoi their toe-end portions with ornaments made of various materials whichprotrudefrom the up; rs and m y e if er ntl ositio ed hoes. (if-different styles. An object of the present in vention is to provide a shoe rest which, inch.-v gaging the portion of a, shoewhere such an, 011-. narnent is located, will not injure the ornarnent; To this and other ends, the shoe rest herein. shown comprises a rubber blockon pad havi-ng therein a pluralityof cavitiasocontaining.rernow. able plugs, so that. by removing. one-.01; more of the plugs in alocation opposite an ornament c n a shoe the, pad maybemad more; yieldableiinthat location than in other locations. As;- .illu s-. trated, thecavities and thqplugsihereinare-ar ranged in series both lengthwise and; Widthwise of the shoe and aiTord-.;a-wide rangeqof; choice as to the plug or plugs to be remoyed-, Prefer;- ably, although not. necessarily, the, plugs made of rubber which is.har-der than thatgof the. main body of the pa d in order to,;.make; more pronounced the increase-in the yieldability of; any portion of the pad, where aplugis removed As a further feature, the invention provides; novel means for controlling. a shoerest padin, such manner as to facilitate.relativeyield ofzdifferent portions thereof'andyet to guard against contact of the shoe with a; holder in. which the pad is, mounted. Thev construction. shown comprisesa support for the, toe. rest.-pad:on the-opposite side, thereof; from the. shoe; andaa holdervv engaging faces of the. pad which extend heightwise of theshoe, the holder-being yieldingly movable heightwise. of thelshoeerelativelytothe-pad; support by the'action of the-padthereon asthe pad tends to spread outwardly over therholder in: response to pressure. of the shoe against; it.

The above. and other features of the invention, including variousnovel details ofconstruc-. tion and combinations of parts will now Joe more particularly described with reference-to the accompanyinggdrawing and; thereafter. pointedout. m. the claims;

In the; drawing; 7

Fig, 1 is; a view-partly in side elevation and partly; in section showing a shoe rest in which the present invention is; embodied as it appears mounted; in a toe-lasting machine such as dis closed; in the above-mentioned Letters Patent;

2 is a plan; view of the shoe rest with a. of its rubber pad; broken away; 3, shows certain -partsas viewed-in-the-directionof;the arrow Ill in Fig. 1.

he; lopverme io i r a s mach n is proyided..with. aplate 2 which by engagement withfan insole on fag-last determines the position of the last: and shoe-relatively to toedastingin- StIUlTlTBILEaIibiBS comprising upper-pulling grip. per's}and toaembracingr wipers, one ofthe grippersbeingshownat landoneof the wipers at 5. The shoe, isclamped. against. the. plate 2.. by atoe rest 8. which engages, the top of the. toe. end-of the. shoe andis supportedon a post so.

minedbythe plate.2 andin, theoperation of the machine the toe rest serves to support a the. shoe. against the downward pressure of. the toe Wipers.

thereon when the wiperspare over the margin of the, insole. as illustrated in Fig. 1.

In the construction herein. shown. there is.

directions lengthwise of the shoe The block I4,

is bifurcated toembrace a rib I6 on the blockiz and is held in adjusted position by a clamping screw; l8- which extends through a slot 20 in the rib l 6 and isthreaded inone ofthe forks of the block; l4; 'An-upwardly extending portion of the block I A isboredlengthwise of the shoe toreceiveastud 22 which is threaded at one end in one of a pair-of-ears 24 extending downwardly at opposite sides-of; theupwardly extending portion of the block from a plate 26 included, in the toe-rest" 8: The stud 22 has a head 28 overlapping the other ear- 2;, so that it serves to to receive-plugs -34 whicherepreferably made ofand- The post is. movedupwardlyto carry the toe rest into clarnpingsposition after. the shoe hasbeen pre-. s sented by the. operator in the position deterrubber harder than that of the body of the pad and substantially fill the cavities in which they are mounted. The plugs are removable from the cavities, and it will be evident that when any one of them is removed the portion of the pad Where the plug was located becomes more yieldable. As herein illustrated four of the plugs located in a portion of the pad which is opposite an ornament 36 on the top of the toe portion of the shoe have been removed, thus rendering that portion of the pad sufficiently yieldable to avoid any danger of injury to the ornament. It will be understood that the number and locations of the plugs removed will depend upon the size and shape of the ornament and its location on the shoe.

The pad 30 is confined on its support 26 by holder 38 engaging the faces of the pad which extend heightwise of the shoe. The holder herein shown extends continuously around the pad and terminates somewhat short of the shoeengaging face of the pad. It is pivotally mounted for swinging movement heightwise of the shoe on a rod 39 on the pad support 26, the rod extending widthwise of the shoe in a location substantially adjacent to the portion of the pad which is nearest the toe end of the shoe. The holder 38 is further controlled by a leaf spring 45] opposite end portions of which extend outwardly under the holder in supporting relation thereto from beneath the support 26. A portion of the spring is held against one of the ears 24 by the head 28 of the stud 22, and to assist in maintaining the spring in proper supporting relation to the holder 38, while permitting adjustment of the support 26 and the parts thereon about the aXis of the stud 22, the spring has a lower bowed portion 42 the opposite ends of which rest on the top of the block l4. It will be understood that in response to pressure of the shoe thereon the pad 30 tends to spread outwardly over the upper edge of the holder 33, as illustrated in Fig. 1. The pressure of the pad on the upper edge of the holder therefore tends to swing the holder downwardly against the resistance of the spring 40. This facilitates conformity of the pad to the contour of the shoe by permitting it to yield more. readily in response to pressure of the higher portions of the top of the shoe thereon, and at the same time guards against any danger of contact of the edge of the holder with the shoe, especially adjacent to the portion of the pad which is farthest from the end of the toe where such contact would be most likely to occur if at all.

It is to be understood that not only with respect to the yieldability of the pad holder 38,, but also with respect to the removable plugs 34, the utility of the invention is not restricted to the manufacture of shoes having ornaments on their toe portions. In operating on shoes which are so shaped as to involve danger of excessive pressure of the toe rest on a comparatively limited area of the upper any such danger may be avoided by removing plugs located opposite that area, thus permitting the shoe to sink farther in the toe rest pad with aresulting increase in the area of the upper engaged by the pad.

Having described the invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A shoe rest comprising a pad of yieldable material for controlling a shoe by pressure thereon, said pad having a cavity therein and a plug substantially filling said cavity but removable therefrom to increase the yieldability of the portion of the pad where the plug is located.

2. A shoe rest comprising a rubber pad for controlling a shoe by pressure thereon, said pad having a cavity therein and a plug of harder rubber than the body of the pad mounted in said cavity but removable therefrom to increase the yieldability of the portion of the pad where the plug is located.

3. A shoe rest compriisng a pad of yieldable material for controlling a shoe by pressure thereon, said pad having a plurality of cavities therein and a plurality of members mounted in said cavities and serving to render the pad less yieldable, said members being selectively removable from the cavities in which they are mounted to increase the yieldability of a portion or portions of the pad.

LA shoe rest comprising a pad of yieldable material for controlling a shoe by pressure thereon, said pad having a plurality of cavities extending into it from that face which is on the opposite side thereof from the shoe, and a plurality of plugs mounted in said cavities but selectively removable therefrom.

5. A shoe rest comprising a rubber pad for controlling a shoe by pressure thereon, said pad having a plurality of cavities extending into it from that face which is on the opposite side thereof from the shoe, and a plurality of plugs of harder rubber than the body of the pad mounted in said cavities but selectively removable therefrom.

6. A shoe rest for engaging a shoe at the top of the forepart, comprising a pad of yieldable material having a plurality of cavities therein arranged in series both lengthwise and widthwise of the shoe, and a plurality of members mounted in said cavities and serving to render the pad less yieldable but selectively removable to increase the yieldability of a portion or portions of the pad.

'7. A shoe rest for engaging a shoe at the top of the forepart, comprising a rubber pad having a plurality of cavities extending into it from that face which is on the opposite side thereof from the shoe, the cavities being arranged in series both lengthwise and widthwise of the shoe, and a plurality of plugs mounted in said cavities but selectively removable therefrom.

8. A shoe rest for engaging a shoe at the top of the forepart, said shoe rest comprising a rubber pad, a support for said pad on the opposite side thereof from the shoe, a holder arranged to extend heightwise of the shoe over portions of the pad on said support to control the pad, said holder being movable heightwise of the shoe relatively to said pad support in response to pressure of the pad thereon when the pad presses on the shoe, and spring means against the resistance of which the-holder is thus movable.

9. A shoe .rest for engaging a shoe at the top of the forepart, said shoe rest comprising a rubber pad, a support for said pad on the opposite side thereof from the shoe, a holder arranged to extend heightwise of the shoe over portions of the pad on said support to control the pad, said holder being mounted for swinging movement heightwise of the shoe relatively to said pad support about an axis located substantially adjacent to the portion of the pad which is nearest the toe end of the shoe in response to pressure of the pad thereon when the pad presses on the shoe, and means for yieldably resisting such swinging movement of the holder.

10. A shoe rest for engaging a shoe at the top of the forepart, said shoe rest comprising a rubber pad, a support for said pad on the opposite side thereof from the shoe, a holder arranged to extend substantially all around the pad opposite the faces thereof Which extend heightwise of the shoe to control the pad, said holder being mounted for swinging movement heightwise of the shoe relatively to said pad support about an axis located substantially adjacent to the portion of the pad which is nearest the toe end of the shoe in response to pressure of the pad thereon when the pad presses on the shoe, and a leaf spring against the resistance of which the holder is thus movable.

WILLIAM L. BAXTER. 

